I'm reviving this for Christmas time! I have a hard time when people ask me what I want for a gift, and if I ask for alcohol anymore people will start getting worried.

I want to bump this list in case it gives anyone else any ideas =)

I'll be asking for a kitchen scale this year at the recommendation of this list! Possibly an air popper too, although I do love my coconut-oil popped popcorn...

My parents have the same issue. I decided to start getting them tickets to theatre/concerts/sport events/whatever is happening in the near future. They're trying to downsize so I wanted to avoid giving them more stuff.

I both love giving and receiving useful presents. I'm always torn on the tickets front- I have loved receiving them as presents in the past, but I feel presumptuous when I want to buy for a relative who I know is busy. How do you approach that?

Don't do it. Once we bought a theater subscription and my husband proceeded to get so much work in actual theatrical productions that we saw only two shows in the subscription. What about a gift certificate to a nice restaurant instead?

I'm reviving this for Christmas time! I have a hard time when people ask me what I want for a gift, and if I ask for alcohol anymore people will start getting worried.

I want to bump this list in case it gives anyone else any ideas =)

I'll be asking for a kitchen scale this year at the recommendation of this list! Possibly an air popper too, although I do love my coconut-oil popped popcorn...

My parents have the same issue. I decided to start getting them tickets to theatre/concerts/sport events/whatever is happening in the near future. They're trying to downsize so I wanted to avoid giving them more stuff.

I both love giving and receiving useful presents. I'm always torn on the tickets front- I have loved receiving them as presents in the past, but I feel presumptuous when I want to buy for a relative who I know is busy. How do you approach that?

Don't do it. Once we bought a theater subscription and my husband proceeded to get so much work in actual theatrical productions that we saw only two shows in the subscription. What about a gift certificate to a nice restaurant instead?

I've tried in the past. My parents and siblings only eat fast food, they hate restaurants. And I'm morally opposed to giving someone a Burger King gift card =\ Maybe for the in-laws though.

I'm reviving this for Christmas time! I have a hard time when people ask me what I want for a gift, and if I ask for alcohol anymore people will start getting worried.

I want to bump this list in case it gives anyone else any ideas =)

I'll be asking for a kitchen scale this year at the recommendation of this list! Possibly an air popper too, although I do love my coconut-oil popped popcorn...

My parents have the same issue. I decided to start getting them tickets to theatre/concerts/sport events/whatever is happening in the near future. They're trying to downsize so I wanted to avoid giving them more stuff.

I both love giving and receiving useful presents. I'm always torn on the tickets front- I have loved receiving them as presents in the past, but I feel presumptuous when I want to buy for a relative who I know is busy. How do you approach that?

Don't do it. Once we bought a theater subscription and my husband proceeded to get so much work in actual theatrical productions that we saw only two shows in the subscription. What about a gift certificate to a nice restaurant instead?

I've tried in the past. My parents and siblings only eat fast food, they hate restaurants. And I'm morally opposed to giving someone a Burger King gift card =\ Maybe for the in-laws though.

Kind of depends on what kind of thing you're buying for. For example, I'm buying a 'package' of tickets that basically amounts to a gift certificate that they can use to buy tickets they were going to buy anyways for my Dad. For my mom, I know she loves to do/see new stuff and is more flexible, so I'm going to get something we can do together close to the holiday.

Wahl hair clippers. This purchase actually got me started on this whole money saving way of life. After giving myself my first haircut, I looked at almost every purchase as completely insane because I just cut my own hair to save money. Best $40 I've ever spent.